Brian Raats

Brian Raats (born 17 January 2004) is a South African track and field athlete. In 2024, he became national champion in the high jump.

Career
In 2022, aged 18 years-old, Raats jumped a personal best in the high jump of 2.26 metres in Potchefstroom. He finished second in the high jump at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. In 2022, he was nominated for South African Junior Athlete of the Year.

In March 2023, he won the South African U20 high jump title with a jump of 2.20 metres. He then won the gold medal at the African U20 Championhips in Ndola, Zambia in 2023 with a jump of 2.15 metres.

In April 2024, he became the senior national high jump champion at the South African Athletics Championships in Pietermaritzburg.